Learning new thing,,,paper origami....
By ardoy0731
@ardoy0731 (7308)
Philippines
November 17, 2012 3:32am CST
Good day people in the house.
I found new thing that I already begun learning once in a while.
Its paper origami that really caught my interest.Quite interesting to do and learn since it is about folding paper and turning it into some shapes and forms like animals, flowers, clothes and other things that really looks cute and nice.
I actually knew about it in an smartphone application which I downloaded and installed in my phone.I already learned how to make pig, star, ring, rose and heart. I am trying to do a dragon but it is really hard just like the rabbit.
Still learning one thing at a time and enjoy doing it once in a while during spare time or to release stress which is really bring so much fun and learning at the same time.
Better try it to folks.
Enjoy your day here and happy mylotting.
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19 responses
@Gretchen522 (715)
• China
17 Nov 12
Nice experience,when I was a kid I quite like paper origami,but now after grown up expecially since I graduated I gradually become lazier and lazier.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
But at least you have tried it before.Laziness is always there to stop us from what we want to do but we really have to fight for it and have motivation to be more productive and busy in things that we want and like to do.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
I have search about this origami thing and I found them interesting. Just imagine you could form flowers, birds and other things through folding papers. Considered to be a kind of art like painting or sculpting. It can be a stress reliever too, because you find contentment and satisfaction once you have finished one. Yeah, it's fun to learn new things and apply it.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
18 Nov 12
I have seen this done on the television quite a few times, and you are right the result is quite impressive. It would obviously take a lot of practice to become good at this because if one fold was a little out of position then the whole proportions of the figure would appear wrong.
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
20 Nov 12
Yes, especially when you can not think of anything to post on mylot, it's another alternative if you have a free time. And discover how your hands with a little practice could do something beautiful.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Oh yes quite relaxing, interesting to do and sort of stress reliever.Quite hard at first like other things but as you go on and continue practicing, learning and understanding the craft, eventually you will enjoy it.Especially if you see the finished art that you have done and when you are doing some folding and shape without looking at the instructions, quite fulfilling.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
18 Nov 12
This sounds quite a good idea. Origami has been a commonly known thing for a long while and we have all been impressed by the results whenever we have observed it. Despite this it is something that most of us admire but never consider trying.
I can imagine that it could be a very interesting thing to learn, and you can certainly impress your friends after a little practice.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Yeah the result is really impressing especially if you done a certain object on my own and not looking into the instructions.Some other people are quite amazed if I have done something out of a small paper like heart or flower but still need more practices to done the complicated and hard one.,
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
hi ardoy0731.
tried my hand at origami before. i bought an origami kit which includes a book of instructions on how to create the origami pieces plus the origami paper to be used. i was able to build a couple of the figures but only the simple ones. when it came to the complicated origami figures, i tried but just couldn't figure out how to do these.
anyway, i might to pick up origami again as a hobby as it has a lot of benefits. plus, the cost ain't that much as it only needs origami paper to do. hopefully, i get better this time out and i'm able to create the more complicated origami figures. if i'm good enough, i might try to teach my daughter how to do a couple of origami figures. i'm sure it will be a good bonding time for us.
cheers and happy mylotting!!!
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
19 Nov 12
hi ardoy0731.
yes, practice, practice, and practice some more just so you can get the origami figures done perfectly. really looking forward to teaching origami to my daughter. it is something that we can do on her christmas vacation.
looking forward to it already.
cheers and happy mylotting!!!
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Well for sure it will be a great bonding time with your daughter.
I also did try the simple ones as of the moment which really gave great practice for me and more motivation to try the complicated one since I already know how to do the simple ones..I been having a hard time so more practice and try for me to finally get it.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 12
Ardoy, it is good to hear you had learned a new thing to overcome your boredom. I like paper origami, too. I learned it from my mother when i was still a kid. Although i had learned quite a lot but i had forgotten quite a lot of them, too. Maybe i should start searching for the book, which my mother had bought for me and start practicing it again. So that, my skill would be back again. Hope you enjoy it a lot.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Well better practice again so your skill will be back and you will remember that things that you already know before.I find it interesting and exciting to do so far and learning some objects now that are easy for me and trying some hard one too.
@goldenteardrops (747)
• United States
18 Nov 12
I tried it and like it . I love crafts of differant kinds. right now I am wire wraping and making jewelry, dangle earrings etc, paracord surviaval bracelets etc. I just like to do differant things and learn. the paper origami is great for lots of things, partys, ornaments, and even jewelry. it is surprising what you can do. I have tried the magaizines, wallpaper and other things. have fun and learn as you can. maybe even teach others to also. have a wonderful time and a great day.
@goldenteardrops (747)
• United States
18 Nov 12
thank you, I do have fun with it even sold a few, but mostly I have to be in the mood, when it hits me as being in the mood then I love to explore the differant things out there..
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
It seems that you are enjoying doing other artistic craft too.Well trying different things are really fun and exciting to do especially when we are enjoy doing it that result into something artistic and creative.Keep it up and enjoy, have fun.
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
I have two Origami books that was bought for me by my mom when I was seven years old. That book even included some bright colored paper for the Origami. I can still do some from memory, my favorite being the hand puppet and the set of chairs and tables. Sometimes at work, when I'm really stressed I would grab a piece of bond paper from my boss's table and do some Origami.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Oh I do it at the office too, sort of stress reliever sometimes or while having snack or break time.I have done a nice finished one, actually its a pig which I gave to one of my colleague.She put it beside her monitor.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Oh nice to know that your grandson is already good into it and seems that really enjoy doing it.I never tried to see some videos in the youtube maybe one of these days.I just following the instruction in my smartphone application.So far, I am enjoying it.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
18 Nov 12
wow its awesome when you buy something new and simply awesome too,origami is new and easy to learn,develop more interest
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Yes easy to learn somehow but there are some objects to create are quite hard and really need some practice to make it perfect and result into a nice finished product.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Yeah patience and more practice is really needed to learn it well.I don't learned it from youtube,I have seen in the apple store and initially installed it in my phone since it was free and then I started learning and studying how to do those object out of paper.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
That's good.Give it a try like I did.Doing it once in a while would be really good and nice to know other things than things that we usually do.
@unicorn1966 (7)
• United States
18 Nov 12
I never mastered the skill, guess I don't have patience for it. My son who is 9, loves doing origami. Might get him a book for the Christmas.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
That would a great Christmas gift for him.It really need long patience for you master something so it is really needed every time.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
18 Nov 12
wow. I have no skills in origami i can not understand the foldings. LOL. It turned out to be crampled and unwanted creases every time I tried one. Whew, my logical mind doesn't work on these. But I am interested, nice hobby and stress relieving activity. Where do you put your finished origamis? Do you sell them? Interesting and enticing, though. Good for you , enjoy your day too happy origamiying (lol such a word)
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
I usually do it at home and put the finished one that seems really a nice one, on the table beside the TV in the living.I also done one in the office which I gave to one of my colleague.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Yeah quite fun to do but there are some forms that are hard to do.I think we also did it during school days but I think I was not into it that time.Nice to do it especially if you really get it and already know the folding and steps that lead to the finished product of the paper.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
19 Nov 12
That is great that you are learning to do origami. I've always been very interested in the art of paper folding, but it has never been something that I've been good at doing.
When I was in school, a lot of my friends would make the fortune tellers and I always thought that they were really cool and I always wanted to make my own, but it wasn't something that I was able to do, I always just ended up getting frustrated about it.
@bluespygirl (2112)
• Philippines
17 Nov 12
That's nice ardoy0731!
I know origami, the art of folding paper. That's it. I only know how to fold and can't do other things like vase or anything else. I use to get my papers in a bingo in mall. I mean, I asked for those papers from them. Me and my sister jokingly tells that I am not really into arts.
Since I had stopped making it, I make those bingo papers as my scratch paper now. I love recycling papers and it make it my notepad.
I know origami, the art of folding paper. That's it. I only know how to fold and can't do other things like vase or anything else. I use to get my papers in a bingo in mall. I mean, I asked for those papers from them. Me and my sister jokingly tells that I am not really into arts.
Since I had stopped making it, I make those bingo papers as my scratch paper now. I love recycling papers and it make it my notepad.@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Well at least you can use those bingo cards in other things.Maximizing the use of things around us is really important for it to be more useful and recyclable.Keep it up.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
17 Nov 12
Wow! Learning new things could be an interesting thing too! Well, you should really master it so that you can show us your products.
Enjoy your day!
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Oh well being master on it would be really so far from now but I do my best every time I am trying to do new shapes and forms.Its really enjoy to do for me, somehow release stress from work and other matters around me.
Maybe I could show some of my works one of this days.
@randomarts09 (1405)
• Indonesia
17 Nov 12
I love to create many things from paper, I used to do them, and the violin which is as my avatar is made from paper too. I agree with you it's so much fun and great to spend time for fun. I made many things though it's not really origami but called papercraft since it is made from paper but with complex and realistic shapes not like origami, you can check my stuff at my deviantart account : http://vissyscrafts.deviantart.com/
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Oh that's nice.You are quite so creative and imagination really runs well that result into something really nice.Paper craft really looks nice and at the same time, used paper could be use in other things that result into something so nice and artistic.Great work so keep it up.
@ungu89 (1999)
• Malaysia
17 Nov 12
i love origami too. my first is star. then i start to learn more, but im not that patient i think. sometime after u cut, slip , so on. it not as beauty as in picture. that time i just want to give up.
but then, i see it hard to keep them as they made from paper, so i change my ways to manage my stress. i do crochet
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
Oh at least you give it a try and best.It was quite at first especially if we can't do the proper way and outcome was different.Hence, practice, patient and studying it are really needed for us to learn it the way it should be.
Good luck in your crocheting.
